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As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In the end, you have to take calculated risks otherwise you're going to sit in mothballs all day and do nothing.

Richard Branson

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
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